Changed class hours to compensate for lack of sleep. 0-6

[Sprasad89]

From a letter to the editor of a city newspaper.

"One recent research study has indicated that many adolescents need more sleep than they are getting, and another study has shown that many high school students in our city are actually dissatisfied with their own academic performance. As a way of combating these problems, the high schools in our city should begin classes at 8:30 A.M. instead of 7:30 A.M., and end the school day an hour later. This arrangement will give students an extra hour of sleep in the morning, thereby making them more alert and more productive. Consequently, the students will perform better on tests and other assignments, and their academic skills will improve significantly."

The author’s proposal for the change in the class hours, though based on valid reasons, is flawed in its argument. The samplings for the studies, the assumptions made on the proposed model are some of the major loopholes in this line of argument.

The studies on which the author has based his/her suggestions belong to different pools of students. The data acquired from a study of high school students from a city cannot be compared with the data obtained from a study of adolescents in general.

Moreover, the dissatisfaction among the high school students regarding their academic performance need not be concerned with only the lack of adequate sleep. There might be a dearth in the infrastructure or other academic facilities. Or the quality of the course instructors might not be up to the mark for the students to perform to their potential.

Just by changing the school timings to accommodate on extra hour in the morning might not help the students. On the contrary, it might upset the routine of certain students who prefer the existing timings to perform at their best level. The students might not intend to use the additional hour in the morning for sleep thereby negating the very basis for the changed class hours.

Finally, to assume that the proposed change in the class hours will actually have an effect on the academic skills of the students needs considerable substantiation. Thus, to have a wide acceptance for this argument, the author has to take into account all the above-mentioned flaws and provide appropriate explanations for the same.

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[Kitosdad]

From a letter to the editor of a city newspaper.

"One recent research study has indicated that many adolescents need more sleep than they are getting, and another study has shown that many high school students in our city are actually dissatisfied with their own academic performance. As a way of combating these problems, the high schools in our city should begin classes at 8:30 A.M. instead of 7:30 A.M., and end the school day an hour later. This arrangement will give students an extra hour of sleep in the morning, thereby making them more alert and more productive. Consequently, the students will perform better on tests and other assignments, and their academic skills will improve significantly."

The author’s proposal for the change in the class hours, though based on valid reasons, is flawed in its argument. The samplings for the studies, AND the assumptions made on the proposed model(,) are some of the major loopholes in this line of argument.

The studies on which the author has based his/her suggestions belong to different pools of students. The data acquired from a study of high school students from a city cannot be compared with the data obtained from a study of adolescents in general.

Moreover, the dissatisfaction among the high school students regarding their academic performance need not be concerned with only the lack of adequate sleep. There might be a dearth in the infrastructure or other academic facilities. Or the quality of the course instructors might not be up to the mark for the students to perform to their potential.

Just by changing the school timings to accommodate AN extra hour in the morning might not BE OF help TO the students. On the contrary, it might upset the routine of certain students who prefer the existing timings to perform at their best level. The students might not intend to use the additional hour in the morning for sleep(,) thereby negating the very basis for the changed class hours.

Finally, to assume that the proposed change in the class hours will actually have an effect on the academic skills of the students needs considerable substantiation. Thus, to have a wide acceptance for this argument, the author has to take into account all the above-mentioned flaws and provide appropriate explanations for the same.
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Good morning Sprasad. This was good work.

Kitos. 9.5/10
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